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Maryle and I were able to pull data from the CPU delivered by Cal and Eva.

The Sterilization Event was triggered by a significant group of people in Xitang being partially severed from the veil. 20 self-reports were evaluated by HDroids, which identified a specific defect in the neural implants. HDroids fixed the imperfections and relinked to the Veil. However, anti-Architect graffiti began to pop up around the city, indicating more people had defective implants other than the 20 self-reports.

Mass scans revealed that the entire city had spontaneously partially severed. This triggered three protocols:

The sterlization protocol in Xitang. We disrupted this.
Mandatory inspection check by HDroids for anyone with chips that were implanted in 2005 is currently ongoing.
A relocation effort of all defective implants to Sighisoara, Romania by Feb 28. This is for another sterilization protocol.

Issues

Do any Dislinked agents have a chip that was implanted in 2005? If so, they are going to end up being noticed as not on the radar.
How to deal with Sighisoara, Romania?

Do we fully sever the evacuees, or relink them? Being in a prolonged partial state can trigger catastrophic neural regression. Relinking them and re-integrating them into other pres cities would keep them protected.

How do we deal with our agents who had chips in 2005?

[Engineering]

Do any of you have a 2005 implant?

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Same. 2006.

Are they rounding up those with defective 2005 chips and moving them? If so, we could intercept (potentially nuclear, last chance option).

Can't believe I'm feeling relief about being chipped in 06.

Anyone know if we have hard data on the earliest chips released into the wild? Wonder if they simply start to... fail after some time, like all tech does.

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I'd say so. My implant became defective in year 10, but it wasn't a TIF.

Mine's TIF.

~~My par~~ Wonder what an acceptable failure rate is to the Architects.

Aliens with no humanity? I don't want to know.

How's your sleep?

It's [....] been shitty with a high chance of fiery nightmares. It's better when I'm not sleeping alone.

I know. Is it getting worse?

Yeah. Every other night these days.

Why do you think that is?

Fifteen years worth of unresolved, compounded trauma that sat inside my body without being recognized for what it was because I was Veiled for most of that. Not being able to go to proper therapy. No access to sedatives or medication that improves sleep for PTSD.

I've thought about it a lot.